CAMPEONATO SUB18 DE ALMERIA 2025

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52 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in El Ejido (Almeria), Spain. Top 10 Elo average was 1944, and top seed was David Jimenez Freniche (🇪🇸 ESP, 2177).

Hugo Guillen Martinez (🇪🇸 ESP, 2062) won with 5.0/5, ahead of David Jimenez Freniche (4.5) and Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran (4.0). Guillen Martinez won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Inigo Castaneda Lopez (1540) beat Mario Perals Martinez (1977), a +437-point gap.

Location

🇪🇸El Ejido (Almeria), Spain

Dates

25 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇪🇸David Jimenez Freniche2177

Avg top 10

1,944

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇪🇸Spain×45

Top 3

🥇
Hugo Guillen Martinez
🇪🇸ESP·2062
5.0pts·2571perf+37.6
🥈
David Jimenez Freniche
🇪🇸ESP·2177
4.5pts·2228perf+10.4
🥉
Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran
🇪🇸ESP·2050
4.0pts·2035perf+6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Hugo Guillen Martinez led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Guillen Martinez5Jimenez Freniche4.5Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran4Fornieles Bretones4Martinez Perez3.5Gimenez Moreno3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Hugo Guillen Martinez held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Hugo Guillen Martinez 5 wins (R1–R5)David Jimenez Freniche 3 wins (R1–R3)Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Hugo Guillen Martinez	*	—	—	—
2David Jimenez Freniche	—	*	½	—
3Amin Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran	—	½	*	—
4Antonio Fornieles Bretones	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Guillen Martinez, Hugo	2062	ESP	+16B	+29N	+8B	+5N	+6B	5.0	13.5	15.5	15.50	2571	+37.6
2	Jimenez Freniche, David	2177	ESP	+20B	+10N	+15B	=3N	+7B	4.5	14.0	17.0	15.00	2228	+10.4
3	Debbagh Boutarboch Benkiran, Amin	2050	ESP	+24N	+11B	+21N	=2B	=9N	4.0	14.5	17.0	13.00	2035	+6.4
4	Fornieles Bretones, Antonio	1742	ESP	+36N	−5B	+17B	+29N	+14B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.00	1777	+8.4
5	Castaneda Lopez, Inigo	1540	ESP	+47B	+4N	+18N	−1B	=13N	3.5	15.5	16.5	9.75	1912	+69.6
6	Juan Lepp, Jaime Boris	2094	ESP	=31N	+12B	+19N	+18B	−1N	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.50	1973	-18.4
7	Gimenez Moreno, Carlos	1922	ESP	+26N	=19B	+31N	+9B	−2N	3.5	13.5	15.5	9.50	1878	-0.8
8	Sanchez Maldonado, Angel	1775	ESP	+35B	+33N	−1N	+16B	=11N	3.5	13.5	15.5	8.75	1768	+2.8
9	Martinez Perez, Patricio	1852	ESP	+30B	+25N	+14B	−7N	=3B	3.5	13.0	15.0	9.50	1844	+7.2
10	Lazaro Ayala, Marina	1601	ESP	+37N	−2B	+24N	+32B	=12N	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.25	1664	+5.2
11	Banos Herrada, Raul	1596	ESP	+45B	−3N	+30B	+20N	=8B	3.5	12.5	13.5	7.75	1777	+33.2
12	Aguirre Archilla, Jose	1512	ESP	+50B	−6N	+44B	+15N	=10B	3.5	11.0	11.0	5.75	1766	+34.8
13	Navarro Munoz, Jorge Alexander	1644	ESP	+41B	−14N	+34B	+33N	=5B	3.5	10.5	12.0	7.25	1601	-9.2
14	Barranco Suarez, Fausto	1518	ESP	+52N	+13B	−9N	+21B	−4N	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.50	1711	+40.8
15	Mukhtarkhan, Arailym	1784	ESP	+23N	+28B	−2N	−12B	+27B	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.00	1720	-15.2
16	Sosa Rios, Natalia	1494	ESP	−1N	+38B	+49B	−8N	+29B	3.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	1633	+16.4
17	Hernandez Lopez, Sandra	1628	ESP	=42N	+22B	−4N	+31B	=19B	3.0	12.0	13.5	7.25	1685	+11.6
18	Perals Martinez, Mario	1977	ESP	+34B	+27N	−5B	−6N	+30B	3.0	11.5	13.5	6.50	1752	-40.8
19	Borrego Navarro, Rafael	1574	ESP	+46B	=7N	−6B	+41B	=17N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.75	1716	+15.6
20	Acosta Salmeron, Hector	1511	ESP	−2N	+42B	+50N	−11B	+32N	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	954	-18.4
21	Lopez Vicente, Juan Jose	1605	ESP	+32B	+49N	−3B	−14N	+34B	3.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1531	-16.8
22	Lazaro Ayala, Elena	1519	ESP	=43B	−17N	=26B	+46N	+35B	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.00	1500	-6.4
23	Martinez Vico, Virginia	1440	ESP	−15B	+46N	−29B	+49N	+33B	3.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1512	+8.8
24	Gutierrez Rivas, Luis	1477	ESP	−3B	+45N	−10B	+44N	=25B	2.5	11.0	12.0	3.25	1402	-12.8
25	Martin Linares, Gonzalo	1545	ESP	+39N	−9B	−32N	+37B	=24N	2.5	10.0	12.0	5.25	1472	-9.2
26	Sosa Rios, Alejandro	1453	ESP	−7B	F	=22N	+43N	+42B	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.50	1504	+1.6
27	Villegas Martinez, David	1558	ESP	+48N	−18B	=41N	+42B	−15N	2.5	9.0	10.0	3.25	1072	-11.6
28	Fernandez Fernandez, Bruno	1552	ESP	+44B	−15N	F	=36B	+41N	2.5	7.5	7.5	3.50	1403	-16.0
29	Sola Mirallas, Izan	1593	ESP	+38N	−1B	+23N	−4B	−16N	2.0	15.0	17.0	5.00	1477	-30.4
30	Fernandez Vedia, Dilan	1453	ESP	−9N	+39B	−11N	+40B	−18N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.00	963	-18.4
31	Martinez Salmeron, Daniel	1501	ESP	=6B	+43N	−7B	−17N	=36B	2.0	12.0	13.5	4.25	1516	-4.8
32	Martin Velasco, Fabio	0	ESP	−21N	+52B	+25B	−10N	−20B	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	1373	0.0
33	Vargas Nicolas, Adrian	1524	ESP	+51N	−8B	+37N	−13B	−23N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	820	-45.6
34	Molina Torres, Pablo	1455	ESP	−18N	+48B	−13N	+38B	−21N	2.0	11.5	12.5	3.00	902	-25.6
35	Gonzalez Velasco, Carlos	1419	ESP	−8N	+40B	F	+39B	−22N	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.00	858	-18.0
36	Martin Velasco, Julio	1409	ESP	−4B	−44N	+48B	=28N	=31N	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.25	1474	+8.0
37	Perez Espezua, Angel Amaru	0	ESP	−10B	+47N	−33B	−25N	+44B	2.0	9.0	10.0	2.00	757	0.0
38	FIDE 523091827	0	—	−29B	−16N	+47B	−34N	+49B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	718	0.0
39	Bourillon Catedra, Hugo	0	ESP	−25B	−30N	+?B	−35N	+45B	2.0	7.5	7.5	1.00	671	0.0
40	FIDE 535061308	0	—	F	−35N	+45B	−30N	+48B	2.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	633	0.0
41	Almecija Trivino, Jorge	0	ESP	−13N	+51B	=27B	−19N	−28B	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.25	1260	0.0
42	Molina Bertomeu, Lara	0	ESP	=17B	−20N	+43B	−27N	−26N	1.5	11.0	12.5	3.00	1216	0.0
43	FIDE 535069589	0	—	=22N	−31B	−42N	−26B	+?N	1.5	9.0	9.0	1.50	1225	0.0
44	Perez-Serrano Mateo, Marcos	0	ESP	−28N	+36B	−12N	−24B	−37N	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.00	1294	0.0
45	Munoz Benavides, Cristina 2011	0	ESP	−11N	−24B	−40N	+51B	−39N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	737	0.0
46	FIDE 535069848	0	—	−19N	−23B	+51N	−22B	−47N	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	718	0.0
47	Pelegrina Olivares, Mario	0	ESP	−5N	−37B	−38N	F	+46B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	740	0.0
48	Munoz Benavides, Ana	0	ESP	−27B	−34N	−36N	+?B	−40N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	674	0.0
49	FIDE 535062002	0	—	F	−21B	−16N	−23B	−38N	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	713	0.0
50	FIDE 535061995	0	—	−12N	F	−20B	F	F	0.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	712	0.0
51	Ruiz Ortega, Manuel	0	ESP	−33B	−41N	−46B	−45N	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	723	0.0
52	FIDE 535061987	0	—	−14B	−32N	F	F	F	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	706	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Castaneda Lopez, InigoESP
+69.6
3.5 pts · #14
2Barranco Suarez, FaustoESP
+40.8
3.0 pts · #15
3Guillen Martinez, HugoESP
+37.6
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Vargas Nicolas, AdrianESP
-45.6
2.0 pts · #40
2Perals Martinez, MarioESP
-40.8
3.0 pts · #9
3Sola Mirallas, IzanESP
-30.4
2.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R3+437 Elo gap
Castaneda Lopez, Inigo1540 beat Perals Martinez, Mario1977
R4+272 Elo gap
Aguirre Archilla, Jose1512 beat Mukhtarkhan, Arailym1784
R2+202 Elo gap
Castaneda Lopez, Inigo1540 beat Fornieles Bretones, Antonio1742